Takatsugu Jojima

Takatsugu Jojima (20 June 1890-9 October 1967) was an Imperial Japanese Navy Rear Admiral during World War II.

Biography
Takatsugu Jojima was born in Saga Prefecture, Japan on 20 June 1890, and he graduated from the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy in 1912. He was promoted to commander in 1931, and he became captain of the aircraft carrier Shokaku on 17 April 1941. Jojima commanded the ship during the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Rabaul, the Indian Ocean Raid, Operation Mo, and the Battle of the Coral Sea, and he was promoted to Rear Admiral on 1 May 1942. Jojima commanded naval aviation units throughout the war, also leading seaplane tenders during the Battle of Guadalcanal; his planes participated in the Battle of Cape Esperance and the attempt at recapturing Henderson Field. Jojima died in 1967 at the age of 77.